GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR. VS. VASILIY LOMACHENKO TALE OF THE TAPE
By Maloney L. Samaco
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 12 May 2024
Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos Jr. will face each other to battle for the vacant IBF world lightweight title at the RAC Arena, Perth, Australia, this Sunday.
Lomachenko is popularly regarded as one of the greatest amateur boxers in history, and has a near-flawless record in winning two Olympic gold medals from Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.
However, he failed to win Devin Haney’s unified titles last year, on May 20, 2023 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, USA. Lomachenko lost to Haney who rallied to win the final round on all three judges' scorecards 116–112, 115–113 and 115–113, all in favor of the champion Haney who retained his world titles.
Now Lomachenko has a chance to win the now-stripped IBF crown from him. But Kambosos, fighting before his hometown crowd, wants to earn back the title he lost and then failed to reclaim in a pair of defeats against Haney in 2022, having already won the IBO lightweight title from British Maxi Hughes last year.
Kambosos was once the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight titles and currently, he is the IBO lightweight world champion.
Lomachenko was a multiple world champion in three weight classes from featherweight to lightweight, including unified and lineal titles at lightweight. He once held the WBA (Super), WBO, WBC and The Ring lightweight titles, WBO junior lightweight title and WBO featherweight title.
Tale of the Tape
George Kambosos Jr
Birthdate 14 June 1993
Age 30
Birthday place Sydney, Australia
Nickname Ferocious
Official Weight 134.2 lbs
Height 174 cm (5 ft 8.5 in)
Reach 173 cm (68 in)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 23
Wins 21
Wins by KO 10
Losses 2
Rounds 166
KO rate 47.62%
Debut 18 May 2013
Residence Sydney, Australia
Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko
Birthdate 17 February 1988
Age 36
Birth place Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Nickname The Matrix
Official Weight 134.9 lbs.
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach 65 1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 20
Wins 17
Wins by KO 11
Losses 3
Rounds 188
KO rate 64.71%
Debut 12 October 2013
Residence Oxnard, California, USA
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